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Supreme Court of the United States, 1979

Ruffin v. Georgia

Ruffin v. Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided December 10, 1979 · Brennan, Marshall
444 U.S. 995; 100 S. Ct. 530 (United States Reports)

Ruffin v. Georgia

Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certio-rari denied.

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